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World Championship Tennis was established in 1967 to promote professional
tennis and led the way into the open era. It's major singles and doubles
championships were held every May among the top eight regular season finishers
on the circuit from 1971 until the WCT folded in 1989.
Multiple winners: John McEnroe (5), Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl and Ken Rosewall (2).
| Year | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Ken Rosewall | R. Laver | 64 16 76 76 |
| 1972 | Ken Rosewall | R. Laver | 46 60 63 67 76 |
| 1973 | Stan Smith | A. Ashe | 63 63 46 64 |
| 1974 | John Newcombe | B. Borg | 46 63 63 62 |
| 1975 | Arthur Ashe | B. Borg | 36 64 64 60 |
| 1976 | Bjorn Borg | G. Vilas | 16 61 75 61 |
| 1977 | Jimmy Connors | D. Stockton | 67 61 64 63 |
| 1978 | Vitas Gerulaitis | E. Dibbs | 63 62 61 |
| 1979 | John McEnroe | B. Borg | 75 46 62 76 |
| 1980 | Jimmy Connors | J. McEnroe | 26 76 61 62 |
| 1981 | John McEnroe | J. Kriek | 61 62 64 |
| 1982 | Ivan Lendl | J. McEnroe | 62 36 63 63 |
| 1983 | John McEnroe | I. Lendl | 62 46 63 67 76 |
| 1984 | John McEnroe | J. Connors | 61 62 63 |
| 1985 | Ivan Lendl | T. Mayotte | 76 64 61 |
| 1986 | Anders Jarryd | B. Becker | 67 61 61 64 |
| 1987 | Miloslav Mercir | J. McEnroe | 60 36 62 62 |
| 1988 | Boris Becker | S. Edberg | 64 16 75 62 |
| 1989 | John McEnroe | B. Gilbert | 63 63 76 |